Mequon Family Seeks Out TMJ4 After Check Stolen From Post Office Drop Box, Cashed for $3,000

Mequon family seeks out TMJ4 after check stolen from post office drop box, cashed for $3,000

A Mequon resident is warning others after thieves stole her check from a local post office drop box, altered it, and cashed it for about 20 times the original amount.Bonnie Barkan discovered her roughly $150 check had been stolen in June, when she checked her bank account online and found an unauthorized withdrawal for more than $3,000. That's more than 20 times the original amount."I just figured they were slow on cashing it. It was a quarterly…

Mail stolen again from USPS boxes at 2nd and Bridge in Catasauqua, police say

Catasauqua police are investigating another mail theft at 2nd and Bridge Street, warning residents to cancel any checks deposited on Tuesday.

Postal Service says many checks stolen through the mail are done by their own employees

In many cases, the crooks wash the checks, changing names and increasing the dollar amounts.

Police Log: Employee Caught Stealing Cash from Register, Checks Taken from Mail Altered to More Than $31K

The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. July 1: A mattress and boxspring were dumped on the roadside of Walnut Street. July 1: A man and a woman stole $38 worth of merchandise from Target. July 1: Two suspects, one male and one female, took $50 worth of merchandise from CVS on […]

Disbarred lawyer who disappeared is sentenced for stealing client money, including funds for woman's care

A disbarred South Florida lawyer has been sentenced to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $760,000 in restitution for stealing money from clients, including estate funds intended to pay for the care of a woman who is now 89 years old.

Former Clear Lake Postal Employee Sentenced For Stealing Postal Funds

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Michael Dzieweczynski, 32, Clear Lake, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 3 years of federal probation for stealing postal money orders. Dzieweczynski pleaded guilty to this charge on April 22, 2025. He was also ordered to pay restitution. Dzieweczynski worked as a sales and d…